Author Archives: luciennediver

Saving Your Sanity

First, I want to wish an incredibly happy book birthday to D.B. Jackson and Kalayna Price for THIEFTAKER and GRAVE MEMORY respectively!  Check out last week’s guest blogs by D.B. Jackson and Kalayna Price (and, of course, I hope you’ll want to check out their new works as well)! Actually blogging on my own blogContinue reading “Saving Your Sanity”

Congratulations to the winners!

I’m pleased to announce the winners of signed copies of books from fantasy week!  Please get in touch (I’ve posted instructions in the comments) and let me know where your books should be sent.  Congratulations!  I plan to have more theme weeks in the future, so stay tuned. Winners! Lynn Flewelling giveaway: Paul Baughman D.B.Continue reading “Congratulations to the winners!”

N.K. Jemisin Guest Blog and Giveaway

Quick note before I introduce the amazing N.K. Jemisin: Faith Hunter was kind enough to host me over on her blog this week, so I didn’t want to miss out on sending y’all over there as well.  I’m talking about the writing life.  And now, without further ado…. When I think new and innovative inContinue reading “N.K. Jemisin Guest Blog and Giveaway”

Kalayna Price Guest Blog and Giveaway

Kalayna Price had me at “hello.”  Seriously, the opening of the Alex Craft series is like a textbook example of how to hook readers right out of the gate.  Check it: The first time I encountered Death, I hurled my mother’s medical chart at him.  As far as impressions went, I blew it, but IContinue reading “Kalayna Price Guest Blog and Giveaway”

Steven Harper Guest Blog and Giveaway

I’ve told this story before, but it bears repeating, since it’s one of my more colorful “how I met my author” stories.  Years ago, Steven Harper, aka Steven Piziks, came to me with an offer on the table.  It was the week before my wedding.  Was I interested in taking a look at his material? Continue reading “Steven Harper Guest Blog and Giveaway”

D.B. Jackson Guest Blog and Giveaway

I don’t think it’s a coincidence that two of my clients chose to write about characterization for fantasy week.  I’m a sucker for strong, unique characters and a huge fan of voice.  Also, I was an anthropology and writing double-major in college, so D.B. Jackson‘s wonderful new series, beginning with THIEFTAKER, is right up myContinue reading “D.B. Jackson Guest Blog and Giveaway”

Lynn Flewelling Guest Blog with Giveaway!

Lynn Flewelling’s wonderful Nightrunner series and Tamir trilogy have been continuously in print and back (and back!) to press since their original publications.  She’s truly one of the masters (mistresses?) of high fantasy and one of my earliest clients.  We’ve been together ever since the beginning, and I couldn’t be more please to present LynnContinue reading “Lynn Flewelling Guest Blog with Giveaway!”

Fantasy Week

I’m so excited that we’ll be having fantasy week here on my blog.  Check back each day for a post by wonderful fantasy authors Lynn Flewelling, D.B. Jackson, Steven Harper, Kalayna Price and N.K. Jemisin with a chance to win signed copies of their books! To kick things off, I want to start with aContinue reading “Fantasy Week”